AN: Sorry it took me so long to update! I was busy this week, but here you go it's up so be happy and when you reach the ending try not to kill me! Anyway as always R and R please!

The thought startled Draco he literally jumped.

You don't…..

Shut up you stupid little voice!

Draco sat down on the couch sighing and running his fingers through his hair messing it up. Just to make his day more wonderful a loud knock sounded on the door.

"I only know one person who is up at this ungodly hour in the morning!" Draco called to the door groaning. The door opened

"Where's the fire? I figured you wouldn't be up by now and I could get some cozy time with your roommate." Blaise Zabini said swaggering over to the couch and plopping down on it. "Speaking of which where is she?" He looked around

"She had a family emergency and had to leave, and seriously? We all know you were going to wake me up." Draco said looking over at him

"Actually I was going to wake you up then give you these doughnuts." He said holding up a bag of freshly made doughnuts. "I picked them up from the kitchen."

"Chocolate?" Draco said making a grab for the bag

"Only if you tell me what's going on with Granger." He said standing up and putting his foot on Draco's chest pinning him to the couch.

"Not allowed to." Draco said pushing his leg aside and tackling him and grabbing the doughnuts and grabbing on out of the bag and taking a bite out of it, and getting up off of Zabini.

"Bastard" He said snatching the bag back and grabbing his own doughnut out of it.

"Can't tell you though I'm not supposed to know myself." He said around a mouthful of doughnut

"When has that ever stopped you?" Blaise asked looking at him one eyebrow arched

"Now. There's a first time for everything." Draco said swallowing his bite and taking another

"Apparently." Blaise said "Well I must go now; I have a date with a sexy red-head. Adios amigo." He said as he swaggered back out of the door. Just before the door closed he yelled back at Draco "Someone is in love" he drew out the word love in a dramatic way then closed the door. Draco just shook his head, how Blaise could read him so well was beyond him. Deciding he may as well do something productive he went upstairs, collapsed on his bed, and feel asleep.

Hermione had just finished brushing the soot off her clothes when she saw her parents coming in. She dropped her bag as they gave her a hug, both of them had tears streaming from their eyes.

"We're so sorry sweetie." Her mom said through the tears

"When's the funeral?" Hermione asked sniffling and trying hard not to cry.

"Tomorrow." Her dad said "I know it's soon but we figured you being you would want to get back to school quickly." Hermione smiled slightly

"Yaa I do, I don't want to miss too many classes."

"Come on let's go shopping." Her mom said grabbing the car keys and walking to the door.

Of course that's her solution for everything.

Hermione thought her mom's natural defense for sad things was to waste money on new things. Hermione followed not that she wanted to go shopping, but it might actually make a good distraction for once. She got to the car and her mom gave her the keys.

"I need to fix my makeup." She said and hopped into the passenger seat.

"That's fine by me." Hermione said happy to be driving. She quickly adjusted the mirrors and drove off to the local mall.

Back at Hogwarts about an hour later Harry and Ron had just found out that Hermione left.

"What do you mean she left?" Ron said

"Don't be daft Weasley it's exactly what it sounds like, she left." Draco said rolling his eyes

"Where?" Harry said

"Don't know if I'm allowed to tell you." Draco said

"What do you mean?" Ron spluttered again

"Exactly what I said!" Draco all but yelled "If you're too stupid to understand that get Potter to translate it into idiot for you. Now if you will excuse I have better things to be doing." He said slamming the portrait door into their faces.

"Well that was rude." Ron said

"Come on." Harry said walking off. Back in the common room Draco was walking back up the stairs. Weaslebee and the boy-who-just-wouldn't-die had interrupted a particularly good dream of his. If he could just remember what it was. All that he really remembered was that it was really good and he wished it would never end. Now thanks to those to morons pounding on the door he had forgotten what exactly it was. Something to do with a girl he was sure, he just didn't know which one, well if he guessed he'd probably get it right, but he decided not to. Sighing he flopped on the couch trying to come up with a good way to spend the day.

Monday

Two hours after the funeral Hermione was all packed and ready to return to Hogwarts. All she wanted was to put the whole mess behind her and forget about it for as long as possible.

"Have fun sweetie; don't be down just focus on your classes and your friends." Her mom said hugging her. "I want you to bring a boy home for Christmas."

"I'll try mom" She said with a slight chuckle stepping into the fireplace and rolling her eyes. "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!" She called out loudly throwing her handful of floo powder. She zapped through the always dizzying floo network and landed in the fireplace in her common room. When she got there she stepped out and brushed the soot off of her clothes. She had changed out of her funeral clothes and into sweat pants and a T-Shirt.

Draco looked up from the homework he was doing to see Hermione step out of the fireplace. His heart skipped a beat, or two, or three. That second she looked up and their eyes met. Her heart also skipped a few beats, and then sped up a bit.

You do not like him calm down!

She told herself

"Hello" She said

"Hi" He mumbled back. They stood in an awkward silence for a few moments remembering their last encounter. Draco was watching her and noticed her eyes were misty, but it hadn't look like she cried, yet. Suddenly he stood up and surprising everyone in the room walked over to her and wrapped her in a hug.

"I'm sorry" Was all he said. Suddenly he felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist. They just held each other for a minute before Hermione pulled back. Draco looked at Hermione and found her face to be only centimeters from his. He breathed in sharply looking at her deep brown eyes.

Hermione looked up at him staring into his stormy blue eyes. Subconsciously she tilted her head a bit to the side. He mimicked her actions. Suddenly his face was coming a little closer to hers. His breathe tickled her lips. She couldn't think straight should couldn't put any coherent thoughts together. All she could think about was the wonderful aroma of his cologne and the feel of his arms around her and his breathe on her lips. She closed her eyes and….

AN: BWHAHAHAHA cliffy! :) Review!